Puritan Reformed Presbyterian Church

God's people must be compassionately considerate about what might be behind a person's sinful actions. Compassionately Consider the Stories of Other Sinners.

Christ grows and builds His Church through many stages of service by His various saints. Behold How You Are All Builders of Christ's Kingdom.

Giving yourself over to the world's evil ways begins and ends with selling your self to the Evil One. Don't Sell Your Soul to the Devil.

Satan wants to usurp Christ's kingdom worship by tempting you to not bother to get up and go out of your way to offer the sacrifices of praise where God has ordained public worship. Beware of the Idolatry of Idle Worship.

There is a danger of being drug away or held back from purity in worship and service to the Lord based upon evil influences by those closest to us in our family—and especially when we are most vulnerable during our old age. Serve the LORD with Zeal in Your Olden Years.

Though the enemies of God seek to cut His people off and stop us from serving Him, the LORD Himself always is supporting us to keep us going. The LORD is Always Your Stay.

Pastor Grant was on duty call again today for the SD VA Medical Center this Lord's Day. We thank Dr. David VanDrunen of Westminster Seminary California (WSC) in Escondido for leading worship and preaching for both our services. Dr. VanDrunen is WSC's Robert B. Strimple Professor of Systematic Theology and Christian Ethics.

Pastor Grant was on duty call again today for the SD VA Medical Center this Lord's Day. We thank Dr. David VanDrunen of Westminster Seminary California (WSC) in Escondido for leading worship and preaching for both our services. Dr. VanDrunen is WSC's Robert B. Strimple Professor of Systematic Theology and Christian Ethics.

This message was given on 2 Timothy 1:7 by Pastor Grant while he lead the Protestant Chapel Worship service during his on-duty chapel time this weekend (where he also lead spiritual study groups and visited and ministered to veteran patients). God has not given us a spirit of cowardice that should paralyze us but of courage that should stir up in us His powerful gifts of love and self control. Don't Live in Fear.

In all our dark moments without, God will shine within and through us. The LORD Your Light is Always Shining Within You.

Because God's hands reach out everywhere wherever we are, He always is and always will be taking care of us—and thus we should always lift up our hands in praise to Him. Raise Your Hands Praising God for His Ever-Present, All Providing Hands Always Under, Over, and Around You.

This message was at the San Diego VA Medical Center by Pastor Grant Van Leuven who was on duty this week as a chaplain resident and this included conducting and preaching for the Protestant Chapel Service this Lord's Day. Christians must not be anxious over anything but instead pray to God about everything and always enjoy His supernatural, peaceful presence. Don't Worry, Be Praying.

This sermon had a technical glitch that lost a section of quotes from Francis Shaeffer on ecology (an application of the text). See below for the manuscript text of that section. God's gift of extremely heightened wisdom is seen in being a student of all life and putting it into practice in all one's life to bless the lives of others. Wise People Reflecting and Living for Christ Learn About All of Life for All Their Life. Francis Schaeffer, Pollution and the Death of Man: The Christian View of Ecology (only the section that was cut out of the video): "Loving the Lover who has made it, I have respect for the thing He has made … Thus we must consciously deal with the integrity of each thing that we touch … treating all the things He has made in the same way as He treats them." " … as a Christian, I am consciously to deal with every other created thing with integrity, each thing in its proper sphere by creation." Points out God's covenant of creation: Genesis 9:8-17, is "with every created thing" and "between Me and earth." "God is interested in creation. He does not despise it … What God has made, I, who am also a creature, must not despise." " … we should be looking now, on the basis of the work of Christ, for substantial healing in every place affected by the Fall."

The Lord Himself will guide us through all our dark and discouraging days. The LORD is Your Light.

The words of the Bible are written by God the Holy Spirit through men. God Wrote the Bible.

Man's sinful heart is crooked and corrupt, so we can only trust in the truth of the Triune God. Ask God to Save You from Yourself.

The way we expand our capacity for living God's life-giving commands is when He enlarges our heart for Him and them. Pray God Enlarges Your Heart.

After Jesus Christ's death and burial, the Scriptures record Him appearing to so many historical eye witnesses at many places over a timely extended time to leave no doubt about His bodily resurrection. Christ is Risen, Indeed! (The Testimony of Many Witnesses).

All sins are ultimately rebellion against God Who redeems us by requiring our utter brokenness over them. Your Sinning Should Completely Humble You.

The reason God's people should worship Him is because He is thrice holy. Worship the LORD Your God for He is Thrice Holy!